Welcome

Welcome to Calgary!  We are excited to host visitors from across the country to the 2024 Alumni and First Nations Cups.  A range of services will be available to you at the New Brighton Athletic Complex.

Commemorative Program Sales 

Commemorative programs will be available at a cost of $5.00.  The programs contain the tournament schedule, as well as the rosters for all of the participating teams and the names of our sponsors.  Program sales are cash only.  We are unable to accept digital payment.  

Vendors

A variety of food and retail vendors will be onsite.  Please be sure to check out all that these local businesses have to offer.  Visit the Vendor tab on our website for a complete list of the vendors who will be with us.    

There are also a number of restaurants, and other food service outlets in the New Brighton/SE Calgary area for guests to experience during their time at our tournament.

IMPORTANT:  Alcoholic beverages are NOT permitted at the New Brighton Athletic Complex.  

50/50 

Team Alberta Lacrosse is holding a progressive 50/50 to help offset player costs.  Tickets can be purchased online.  To learn more, visit the 50/50 tab on our website.  Please join us in supporting our athletes. 

Alberta Welcome Ceremony

We will be hosting a public welcome ceremony on Saturday, August 31st beginning at 7:00 PM.  Everyone is welcome.  Please be in your seat (bleacher or lawn chair) by 7:00 PM sharp to see the parade of athletes.  The event will focus on the Indigenous roots of lacrosse, the game known as "the Creator's Game."

Awards and Closing Ceremonies

The Men's Field National Championships will culminate with medal round games on Sunday, September 1st.  Please see the event schedule for more information.  

Winning teams will be awarded their medals, on-field at the close of the medal round games.  We will present the championship banners, MVP and All-Star Team awards during the Closing Ceremony on Sunday evening.  MVP and All-Star Team award winners will be determined through a coach voting process.  

Video Stream

We are delighted to partner with CrowLax TV to provide streaming services for the 2024  Alumni and First Nations Cups.  To access the stream, please visit the Live Stream page on our website.  There is no charge to access the live stream. 

Parking

The New Brighton Athletic Complex offers complimentary parking for 260 vehicles on a first come, first served basis.  Over-flow street parking is available in the neighboring New Brighton community.  Please respect all signage when parking.  We ask that those bringing  motorhomes or large vehicle park with in the stalls provides.  Horizontal parking across multiple parking stalls takes away the opportunity for others to park.  

Seating

Bleacher seating is available at each field.  However, we do recommend that guests bring lawn chairs in the event that the bleacher seating is full.  There are field side areas with great views for lawn chairs.  IMPORTANT:  Guests cannot set up pop up tents or other structures at the New Brighton fields.  Only tournament tents are permitted.  

A reminder that spectators may not sit on the same side of the fields as the teams and the score/time-keeper tents (even if there appears to be vacant space in the area).  This side of each field is reserved exclusively for tournament staff, officials and teams. 

Emergency First Aid

We will have an Athletic Therapist on site who is trained to offer first aid in an emergency situation. Please note - the Therapist can only provide spectator first aid in emergency situations.  For non-emergent, spectator health concerns, please visit one of the drop-in clinics, pharmacies or hospitals in the area.   

Alberta Weather

You will often hear Albertan's say "“If you don't like our weather just wait a minute!” 

Great weather is forecast for the weekend that our event is taking place.  BUT this is Alberta and weather can change.  Please consider this as you prepare to join us.  We recommend that all spectators bring:

• Sunscreen,
• Hats,
• Insect repellant, and
• Light jackets (particularly for the early morning games).

Spectator Conduct

We want everyone to enjoy our event.  To support this, spectators are expected to:

• Display good sportsmanship. Always respect players, coaches and officials.
• Demonstrate respect for others.  Taunting spectators or players from an opposing team, yelling at the game officials, rude gestures, the use of profanities or other disrespectful behaviours are not acceptable. 

IMPORTANT:  We reserve the right to remove parents/spectators who display inappropriate and disruptive behaviors or who interfere with other spectators or the game from the New Brighton Complex.    

Lacrosse is a game.  We're here to have fun.  Respectful conduct matters.  

Again, welcome to Calgary!  Thanks you for joining us!